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Review by Vera

"Before I took my classes with Nicole, I was unable to pronounce certain words because of my accent. This affected my progress at work. After 12 classes an

d a lot of practice, I was much more confidant with my speech and pronunciation. Nicole was very professional and knew exactly how to help me improve. She was very flexible when it came to scheduling our online classes. I would defiantly recommend Nicole, she is a great person and an even better teacher."

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Seattle, WA teacher:
Nicole K.

Review by Iris

"Aimi is a highly dedicated teacher who is truly wonderful in every respect. I love taking Japanese lessons with her and I'm making nice progress!"

Seattle, WA teacher:
Aimi F.

Review by Francheska

"Aimi is a great instructor. She beings a curriculum and recommended resources to help you tackle the goal of learning a new language. I've had to reschedu

le a few classes, and she responds to my emails quickly and accommodates my schedule changes when able! I highly recommend her as a Japanese teacher!"

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Seattle, WA teacher:
Aimi F.

Review by Carrie

"Aimi is obviously fluent in Japanese, but her English also is excellent. She is a very committed, personable, and conscientious teacher. I haven't known A

imi that long, but I already am impressed."

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Seattle, WA teacher:
Aimi F.

Review by Huy

"Nicole is a great teacher. She tried all the ways to help me improve my pronunciation, even the hardest sound. She patiently corrected my sound. It was a

great time working with her."

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Seattle, WA teacher:
Nicole K.

Review by Niko

"Thoroughly enjoyed my first lesson with Mona! She speaks clear and makes it easy to understand the context of the lesson."

Seattle, WA teacher:
Mona S.

Review by Aryana

"Learning with Seva was like dropping into a Spanish speaking neighborhood for an afternoon cup of coffee with friends. Splendid!"

Seattle, WA teacher:
Seva R.

Review by Antionette

"She's absolutely fantastic! It was such a joy having her teach me about the language and the culture. 先生は一番大好きです。日本語を練習して来ます。ありがとうございます！"

About Makala W.

About Makala

For me, having parents of different ethnicity and siblings that were much older than me, I was heavily impacted by the wide variety of music to which my family members listened. The force of this crayon box of rhythms and sounds captivated and affected me so much that it is the key experience that I draw from in making my own music today.

I grew up in Fairbanks, Alaska (a small town in the center of the state) so my only option for entertainment and fun was getting involved in the arts! I started performing at a very young age as both a dancer and a musician. I studied classical ballet, modern dance, hip hop and street dance, and world dance traditions throughout my formative years, which helped me to gain rhythmical fluency. I started my

formal music training when I began to play the cello. From then on, I was hooked on the sound and I immersed myself in music as much as I could; performing, competing, working in as many musical groups and productions as possible (as both a vocalist and cellist), and even teaching.

I moved to Seattle in 2003 to study opera at Cornish College of the arts, only to later change my major to Jazz, and then again to Latin music studies. Since graduating from Cornish in 2007, with my Bachelor of Music degree, I have been actively and diligently working in the local music scene; performing and recording with artists and groups of many different styles. Everything from various Latin genres, to Rock, to R&B/Soul, to Hip Hop, and Jazz. Through my music, I aim to reach out to people of all cultures. I also aim to teach my own students with the hope that they too can discover the same continuous love of music that I have grown to feel (and still am growing to feel) over the years. :)

*** Specialties ***As far as voice goes, I teach all genres and styles but I personally specialize in the Latin genres. I teach all aspects of the music; rhythm, harmony, theory. I even teach performance; how to work with a band in real-time communication, song communication (or story telling as I like to call it), and developing ones own personal style. I believe that there is much more to singing than just vocal technique alone, so I believe in teaching musical fundamentals and functions so that my students will not only be considered vocalists, but competent musicians.

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Reviews

Justin October 3, 2018·Spanish·In studio

Very knowledgeable and a great teacher.

Lezlee H. September 28, 2018·Singing·In studio

Makayla is an AMAZING teacher. She's professional and fun and I look forwared to my lesson every week.

Kayla March 25, 2018·Guitar·In studio

Makala was very friendl, personable, knowledgeable, professional and FUN,

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Makala W.

Seattle, WA 98107

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starting at

$43
/ 30-min

About Dan H.

About Dan

CHRISTMAS-SALE. From now until December 25th, 10% discount on all lesson packages. That's $90/hour instead of $99/hour. On December 25th, prices go up, but if you lock in your price now your price won't go up.

Now you have an opportunity to learn from acclaimed producer, composer, pianist, and vocal coach, Dan whose resume includes studio recordings, Radio- and TV broadcasts, and concerts in venues such as the Presidential Palace of Ukraine, the Latvian Cabinet, the nationally televised talent show, ‘Clash Of The Choirs’, C

hristmas Spectacular, Coca-Cola Holiday Caravan, Northwest Folklife Festival, and Leavenworth’s 50th Anniversary Christmas Lighting Festival. Dan has performed in 30+ countries on four continents, and his music is available on Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon, etc.

Dan holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science from Uppsala University (Sweden). With Dan, you will receive unparalleled, professional, and masterful classes. Do not miss this opportunity to learn from an award-winning expert in his field. Allow me to take you to the next level, whether you are a beginner or an experienced virtuoso.

I look forward to guiding you on your educational journey! Lessons are offered either in my home studio in Kent, WA, *or* I can teach you through live, online private video lessons.

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Reviews

Grace T. January 7, 2019·Piano·In studio

I was impressed with my first lesson with Dan. He adjust lessons according to my needs. Will continue to take lessons with him. Thank you.

Georgia December 5, 2018·Singing·In studio

My daughter is enjoying her lessons! Dan is great.

Junho November 9, 2018·Singing·Online

Great first lesson! I’m super happy with how much I got out of my very first lesson. Looking forward to future lessons.

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Dan H.

Kent, WA 98042

(70)

starting at

$45
/ 30-min

About David L.

About David

Many years of drum instruction with students who have learned best with alternative learner-centered approaches including: extreme patience, slow to fast repetition of patterns and exercises, focused breathing, as well as sight-reading, rhythm and ear training. Students with: Asperger's, Autism, Dyslexia and related states have benefited greatly.

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Jacob February 26, 2016·Drum·In home

David is a great instructor. My son is 9 and a beginner and David is very good with him.

Eric September 21, 2015·Drum·In home

David is a good and patient teacher. He really helped me with honing the fundamentals.

Steven July 8, 2015·Drum·In home

Great teacher! David is a talented drummer, teacher, & he is great with kids! My 10 year old loves David and has been steadily improving since beginning. I have also noticed a big improvement in my son's confidence. Priceless!

David L.

David L.

About Bryce B.

About Bryce

Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn. -Ben Franklin

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest. - Ben Franklin

The unconventional method of teaching begins here

I am a Spanish Language Consultant

I am a concierge tutor meaning that I make every meeting personalized for you. Everyone learns a language differently. For some they just want to speak. For others they want to learn to read or write. And some want to do it all. Either way I will do everything in my power to assure that happens.

Where did I learn Spanish? I took it in high school like all of us and failed out in the second year. Then seven years later I took a class in Bellevue College and got the best grade in the class. Soon after the class finished I moved to Bogotá, Colombia for a year and half where I really improved

my level to near native status. When I was a kid in high school I did not see how cool it is to be able to speak another language nor did I care. However, now it was a defining point in my life and something that no one can take away from me.

My schedule is also very flexible giving you plenty of freedom over when to meet.

I am connected to a network of native speakers who are all my very close friends who can be included in the sessions when the time is right or whenever you may like.

I have been a Spanish Consultant since 2011 and love doing it. I really get fired up when students begin to take off on their own with the language with less and less of my help.

I don't think you will find a more passionate tutor.

Students who will succeed with me can be of any age but should have these traits if they wish to excel:DisciplineNot afraid to make mistakesPositive attitudes Open mind Willingness to think outside of the box

Thank you and have a beautiful day now

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Reviews

Jessica December 30, 2018·Spanish·In home

Bryce has a wealth of knowledge and works with my whole family, all at different levels. He has a unique way of making everyone feel included and teaching to each family member so we all make progress toward our goal of Speaking Spanish fluently.

Kevin August 2, 2017·Spanish·Online

Bryce use a method really effective to learn , we speak all the time in spanish , for me the best teacher in the area.

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Dee Dee B. December 18, 2018·Math·Online

My son had a wonderful lesson and was well prepared for his exam

Cameron P. September 16, 2018·Bassoon·In studio

Our son first time playing bassoon. Base on my son experience, he find Joshua to be very nice, patients, and explains a lot of information. It help him understand about the instrument and the sound when he play. He do have a sense of humor which help my son to have fun and be more comfortable. He also teaches other instruments, too. Highly recommended to everyone!!!!

Torrin P. June 22, 2018·Guitar·In home

This was my sons first guitar lesson with Joshua. Lesson went great. Because of Josh’s positive demeanor, My son is motivated to practice everyday. All good!

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Joshua B.

Seattle, WA 98112

(9)

starting at

$49
/ 30-min

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About Will F.

About Will

I graduated from Cornell University in a dual Ph.D. program in Classics and Philosophy. I also graduated from the University of Chicago with an A.M. in Classical Languages. I graduated from Tulane University with an A.B. in Greek, Latin, and Philosophy. I've studied at Columbia University, New York University, Syracuse University, C.W. Post, Loyola New Orleans, Farmingdale University, Tulane University, The University of Chicago, Cornell University, the Goethe Institut (in Germany), and others.

I have tutored all sorts of people in multiple subjects including the ancient languages, mathematics, writing, and test preparation as well as all levels of mathematics - from arithmetic to differential equations.

Although my profile has recently been posted, I have tutored for nearly fifteen years.

Will F.

Will F.

About Anna L.

About Anna

Hello. I am a Chinese woman fluent in Mandarin Chinese, Japanese and English. I am looking for students to study Mandarin and/or Japanese and for ESL for Japanese and Chinese language speakers.

I grew up in China and lived and went to university in Japan. Coming from the north of China, I speak very fluent and standard Mandarin Chinese. I have great confidence in my standard (dialect free) Chinese and Japanese pronunciation. Having lived in Japan for more than five years, I am very fluent in Japanese.

I feel confident that with learning two foreign languages (That would be English and Japanese for me) I have acquired the language skills that have allowed me to understand how best to study and teach a foreign language. At present, besides teaching my 3 children Mandarin Chinese, I also have students whom I serve as their tutor for in

both Chinese and Japanese.

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Anna L.

Belfair, WA 98528

starting at

$25
/ 30-min

About Nicole K.

About Nicole

I am an accent reduction specialist and English language coach. I am a professional educator and have been teaching for 18 years. I have degrees in teaching English to speakers of other languages, Spanish and business. I also have advanced training in accent reduction and English pronunciation. I have taught at colleges, universities and language schools, as well as private individuals and workplace classes. I have taught people from all over the world. I spent 2 years training English teachers and conducting workshops and speaking at conferences throughout China and Mongolia. I also spoke on pronunciation at the international TESOL conference in Chicago in 2018. I am fluent in Spanish, and have some knowledge of Portuguese, German and Mandarin Chinese.

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Reviews

Vera October 7, 2018·Accent Reduction·Online

Before I took my classes with Nicole, I was unable to pronounce certain words because of my accent. This affected my progress at work. After 12 classes and a lot of practice, I was much more confidant with my speech and pronunciation. Nicole was very professional and knew exactly how to help me improve. She was very flexible when it came to scheduling our online classes. I would defiantly recommend Nicole, she is a great person and an even better teacher.

Pilar September 11, 2018·Accent Reduction·In home

I have lived in the USA for about 20 years and couldn't recognize the pronunciation mistakes I made on my conversations, all I knew was that conference calls at work were moments of suffering and anxiety for me.
Nicole helped me to understand and correct my mispronunciation. She is an amazing and dedicated teacher with an incredible amount of patience.
After the completion of our classes I received a promotion at work and I attribute it in part to the improvements I made on my speech.
Thanks to Nicole I'm not uneasy any more about conference calls :-)
I highly recommend her!

Julie August 11, 2018·Accent Reduction·In home

The reason I looked for accent reduction training was I wanted to improve on my English and people understand my accent better. Our trainings were really helpful. When I started the training, I thought I just needed accent lesson, but during the process, I realized I needed the help for grammar, writing, vocabulary etc. I felt my lesson was comprehensive English not just limited accent lesson. I liked you to record my accent and listened together. I didn't like to hear my voice and accent , but it was great reality check. I also liked the motivation and encouragement from you. Your honesty was really helpful too. The favorite part was having good conversation with you. I recommend Nicole because she can detect our problem and really familiar with the problem of Asian accent. She prepares the lesson well and customize our needs. She will set the goal for you, so it is easy to follow. If you are not sure, I want you to take a test and go over with her. It would be the eye opening.

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Nicole K.

Seattle, WA 98115

(5)

starting at

$40
/ 30-min

About Kayley J.

About Kayley

Hello!

I used to tutor with Wyzant, but thought I'd try out takelesson.com. (Over 50 hours!). I love the visual and performing arts- I have a B.A. in Art and Visual Technology (concentration in Digital Arts), but have been drawing all my life. I love manga, comics, illustration, and art in general and can help you become a better artist as well. Looking forward to meeting you!

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Kayley J.

Lakewood, WA 98499

starting at

$17
/ 30-min

About Seva R.

About Seva

I'm a professor of Spanish at Seattle University and North Seattle College. Languages are my hobby, passion, and profession--I speak seven languages. This often makes it easier for me to cater to my students because I understand the challenges of learning a language!

In 1990, at the age of 23, I moved to California and my Spanish obsession began. By the time I took my first course in Spanish I was nearly fluent — I ended up tutoring my classmates. I took various Spanish language and literature courses at Diablo Valley College (1991-1993) and the University of California, Berkeley (1993-1994). In 1994, I travelled to Mexico as a student and ended up working at the UC Berkeley exchange center, Centro de enseñanza para extranjeros at the Autonomous University of Mexico (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México). In 1995, I taught Spanish at

a language school Instituto Angloamericano. In 2002, I began my MA in Hispanic Studies (Language and Literature) and teaching courses at the University of Washington. Upon completion, I started teaching Spanish at North Seattle College in 2005. At North Seattle College, I have taught regular academic, hybrid online and continuing education classes. Since 2016, I've been teaching Spanish courses at Seattle University. I've lived in Mexico and traveled extensively through Colombia, Guatemala, Honduras, and Spain.

Here is a brief testimonial from one of my many students: "This class was amazing. Easily the best class I have ever had. Seva incorporated humor, visual illustrations and personal touches to his class, which allowed me to learn Spanish on a whole new level. I cannot tell you how nervous I was to take Spanish, as it was the only class I have ever failed in high school. Spanish is now my favorite class."

My latest passion is traveling the Camino de Santiago in Spain—I've made the trek twice and anticipate doing it again.

Whether learning Spanish is an academic requirement or your bucket project, I will make this process more enjoyable and productive. I look forward to helping you.

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Reviews

Adrian January 17, 2019·Spanish·Online

First of all, Seva is a polyglot with an astounding store of academic knowledge, which gives him a perfect background to understand the needs of the individual student. This creates an aura of how glamorous the student can become learning another language. This assessment comes from a person who has studied Latin, Greek, English, Dutch, French, German, Italian, and dabbled with Spanish. He makes you want to speak, to understand the people, the culture, and the history. He makes you want to learn without pressure/ lose the fear of not performing. His assignments are appropriate within that framework. In short, he is my “dream” teacher.

Jessica January 16, 2019·Spanish·In studio

There were several things I really appreciated about this class, one was the cultural information that was shared. I think the key to learning a new language, is learning how they use the language, how they culturally express themselves, and how it's different from what we currently know in our language, and Seva did a really good job at integrating this into the lessons. I also really appreciated all the extra tools he have us to learn outside of our classroom. I also never felt super uncomfortable if I didn't know the answer, as in my pass language classes with different teachers, the guilt was unreal if I didn't know an answer and I think this took away from the learning experience. I would definitely recommend Seva’s class to others, and look forward to taking his class again in the future.

Laura January 14, 2019··

Seva thoroughly enjoys helping others discover new ways to communicate. He makes language acquisition a playful experience, while bringing a deep understanding and many years of experience to bear. His instruction is always fresh and exciting.

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